Anirban Lahiri has grow to be the primary Indian to affix the LIV Golf Tour and is ready to make his debut on the insurgent tour with the occasion in Boston this week. Lahiri couldn’t be contacted on his large swap to Liv from PGA Tour however is alleged to be within the subject of 48 gamers to be introduced late on Tuesday night in Boston. Lahiri turns into the primary Indian and the primary Asian to enroll with Liv Golf. Viraj Madappa performed within the opening occasion after qualifying by way of an Worldwide Collection occasion in Asia.
The most recent listing of joinees on Liv Tour embody The Open champion Cameron Smith of Australia, Chile’s Joaquin Niemann and Individuals Harold Varner and Cameron Tringale.
The monetary particulars of Lahiri’s Liv contract will not be identified but. Nonetheless, the determine being floated round in Smith’s case is round USD 140m.
Virtually all of the 48 gamers are anticipated to tee up at this week’s LIV Golf occasion right here.
The PGA Tour is anticipated to take motion in opposition to them, which might bar them from taking part in its occasions. Lahiri has been taking part in on the PGA Tour since 2015-16. He has nevertheless not received on the PGA Tour, however completed second on the Gamers Championships behind Smith.
Although Smith is the largest catch for Liv, the signing up of Lahiri in response to sources in Boston, appears to have been executed with eye on the rising Asian golf market. Liv can also be backing Asian Tour, which is the place Lahiri got here from and is a former Asian Tour No. 1.
World quantity two Smith has been probably the most talked about inductee into the Liv Golf. He received the Open in July and likewise performed the PGA FedEx Cup playoffs. Niemann additionally performed on the FedEx Cup playoffs.
Solely Tringale has issued a letter on social media, whereas Smith has remained tight-lipped as have the others together with Lahiri.
LIV Golf Collection has been placing up document USD 25 million purses with a 54-hole format and no minimize. The purse consists of USD 5 million put aside for a staff occasion throughout the format.
Some large names a part of the sequence embody Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Patrick Reed, Bryson DeChambeau, Brooks Koepka, Sergio Garcia, Henrik Stenson, Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter.
Others embody South African Branden Grace, who received the Liv Golf Invitational in Portland, Charl Schwartzel, additionally a winner on Liv Golf, Louis Oosthuizen and Mexico’s Abraham Ancer and Carlos Ortiz.
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